Purely Joyful Movie!

A Brilliant Conflict

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

People in here saying "hurr durr movie was good, ending was bad" are ignoring the fact the the ENTIRE MOVIE WAS TRASH. That's TRASH spelled T-R-A-Y-S-H. Just like Frank Reynolds would say, "TRAYSH". Leonidas was garbage, Ray Charles was garbage, the John C. Reilly look-alike was garbage. Don't waste your time on this dumpster fire.

Wonky-mouthed star Gerard Butler plays Clyde Shelton, whose wife and child are brutally killed during a home invasion. When one of his family's killers escapes death row after striking a deal, Shelton spends ten years planning revenge, using his skills as an inventor to punish not just the men who committed the crime, but also those working in the justice system who failed him.Law Abiding Citizen starts off promisingly enough in Death Wish mode, but once it enters Saw territory, things get really, really dumb, with Shelton's meticulous planning meaning that he can carry out his revenge even from inside a prison cell, having somehow predicted the every move of legal eagle Nick Rice (Jamie Foxx) and his Department of Justice colleagues. It's all so far-fetched that it's impossible for the viewer to take seriously, although that is clearly the intention of director F. Gary Gray, who conducts proceedings without a shred of irony.

Rating only for first 90mins. Last 15 mins was not supposed to be for the person who can do anythingAtleast he should have deserved better

Clyde Shelton's character is unbelievably and disgustingly unrealistic! Crime Thrillers and/or Mysteries are most fun when they are as close to plausible as possible. Columbo (1968-2003) was a great example where no suspension of disbelief was required.